TV Token

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This is a simple system my 5-year-old uses to manage his screen time while playing video games or watching movies. He earns tokens by completing chores or doing nice things for others. These tokens are redeemable for five minutes of "TV Time" that he can use to play video games or watch TV. Each token measures 1.5 inches in diameter and 0.1 inch in height, making them small enough to collect but large enough to feel like something valuable is being accumulated. I added a one-hour play pass that the tokens can be exchanged for, allowing him to upgrade to this longer period of screen time. This also teaches him about saving and exchanging his tokens.